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Ex-Spanish FA chief Rubiales banned three years over kiss scandal

Oct 30 (Reuters) - Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Spanish Football Association (RFEF), has been banned from all football-related activities for three years, world soccer's ruling body said…

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EU Council agrees to Spain’s Middle East peace conference proposal

The Council of the European Union has accepted the Spanish proposal to hold a peace conference in about six months on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, Spain's acting Prime…

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Spain to create emergency accommodation for 3,000 migrants

MADRID, (Reuters) - Spain said it would create additional emergency accommodation for 3,000 undocumented migrants in military barracks, hotels and hostels amid a 55% jump in arrivals by sea this…

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Photo Story: Anti-terrorist drill in Barcelona with 500 pleople involved

Actors impersonate victims of a terror attack during an anti-terrorism drill at the Sants Train station in Barcelona, north-western Spain, 27 October 2023. Almost 500 people participated in the biggest…

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Spain’s job creation sped up during tourism’s bumper summer

MADRID, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Spain created thousands of new jobs during the summer even as the unemployment rate inched up, as strong demand pushed more people into the labour…

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Spain’s Socialists, hard-left Sumar strike government coalition deal

Spain's Socialist Party and the hard-left Sumar have reached an agreement in an effort to form a new government after an inconclusive election three months ago left the country with…

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Spain seizes ancient gold jewellery stolen from Ukraine worth $64 million

MADRID, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Spain has seized ancient gold artefacts valued at 60 million euros ($63.6 million) stolen from Ukraine after thieves were caught trying to sell them in…

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Spain pledges 50 million euros for Canary islands migrant surge

By Borja Suarez ARGUINEGUIN, Spain, (Reuters) - Spain is readying a 50 million euro ($52.86 million) aid package to help the Canary Islands cope with an "extraordinary migration flow", Spain's…

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Photo Story: Royal family members attend military parade on Spanish National Day

Spain's King Felipe VI (R) and Crown Princess Leonor attend the military parade on the occasion of the Spanish National Day in Madrid, Spain on 12 October 2023. Crown Princess…

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Former Spanish king hints at return to public life after winning UK harassment case

LONDON, (Reuters) - Spain's former King Juan Carlos hinted at a return to public life after he won a bid to throw out a 126 million pound ($154 million) London…

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Spain calls for EU solidarity on Canary Islands immigration

By Gabriela Baczynska and Inti Landauro GRANADA, Spain (Reuters) - Spain cannot cope with irregular immigration without help from the European Union, the prime minister said as the bloc seeks…

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Thousands evacuated on Spain’s Tenerife as summer wildfire re-ignites

MADRID, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Authorities on the Spanish island of Tenerife evacuated some 3,000 people from their homes overnight as a wildfire sparked by high temperatures and strong winds…

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Temperatures in Spain shatter records as October kicks off

MADRID, (Reuters) - The start of October in Spain this year has been the warmest since records began, the country's meteorological agency AEMET said, with nearly 40% of weather stations…

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‘Complex talks’ ahead for Spain’s Sanchez to form government

By David Latona and Belén Carreño MADRID, (Reuters) - Spain's acting Prime Minister predicted "complex talks" with other political parties to form a government, after he was nominated to seek…

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Spanish king nominates Pedro Sanchez for Prime Minister post

Spain's King Felipe on Tuesday nominated acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to face a parliamentary vote for a new mandate after his conservative rival failed in his bid to become…

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Brussels unlocks new funds and 83 bln euros in recovery loans for Spain

By Belén Carreño MADRID, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Spain is set to receive a total of 163 billion euros ($172 billion) of European Union pandemic recovery funds after Brussels announced…

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No more dead or missing in nightclub fire in Spain, authorities say

By Eva Máñez MURCIA, Spain, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Rescuers have not found any more casualties in the wreckage of three nightclubs ravaged by a deadly fire in the southeastern…

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UPDATED: Nightclub fire kills at least 13 in Murcia in Spain

MADRID, Oct 1 (Reuters) - At least 13 people have been killed in a fire in adjoining nightclubs in Murcia in southeast Spain, emergency services said on Sunday, adding that…

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Spain’s conservative leader says he has failed to form government

MADRID, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Spain's conservative opposition leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo said he expected to lose a vote on Friday on his bid to become prime minister, effectively clearing the way for acting premier Pedro Sanchez to…

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Teenager attacks teachers, pupil with knife in Spain

MADRID, Sept 28 (Reuters) - A teenager on Thursday stabbed three teachers and at least one pupil in a high school in Jerez de la Frontera, southern Spain, police told…

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UPDATED: Spain’s conservative leader Feijoo fails in first bid to become prime minister

MADRID, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Spanish conservative leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo failed on Wednesday to secure enough votes in the lower house to become prime minister. Feijoo, whose People's Party…

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Shakira owes $7 million in second Spanish tax fraud case, prosecutor says

A Spanish prosecutor has lodged a second tax claim against Colombian singer Shakira, accusing her of defrauding the state of 6.6 million euros ($7.0 million) in 2018, according to a request…

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Socialists would win Spain election over conservative PP, poll shows

MADRID, (Reuters) - Spain's Socialists would win a new general election by a narrow margin and fall short of a parliamentary majority, beating the conservative People's Party (PP) that secured…

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Photo Story: Protest against real-estate sector at the District World Summit in Barcelona

A demonstrator (R) splashes coloured powder on an attendant (C) at a protest outside the facilities during the opening day of real-estate sector 'The District World Summit', at Fira Barcelona…

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Photo Story: Spain’s first prototype of floating offshore wind turbine connected to the grid

A view of Spain's first prototype of floating offshore wind turbine connected to the grid, named DemoSATH and created by Saitec, during the official commissioning at the BIMEP experimental field…

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Spain to invest $12.85 billion to alleviate drought impact

MADRID, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Spain will spend more than 12 billion euros ($12.85 billion) to alleviate the impact of the long-running drought afflicting the country, Environment Minister Teresa Ribera…

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Photo Story: Spain’s emeritus Queen Sofia helps to clean a beach

Spain's emeritus Queen Sofia (C) helps to clean a beach as part of the Libera project against garbage in the nature promoted by the SEO bird organization, in San Javier…

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Spain’s ex-soccer boss Rubiales due in court in sex assault investigation

By Emma Pinedo MADRID, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Former Spanish soccer chief Luis Rubiales will appear before a High Court judge on Friday over a complaint of sexual assault stemming…

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Four killed in Spain train accident

MADRID (Reuters) -At least four people were killed on Sunday when they were hit by a locomotive near Barcelona while trying to cross railway tracks, emergency services said. The accident…

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Luis Rubiales resigns from president of the Spanish football federation

Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales, engulfed in a scandal over allegations he gave an unsolicited kiss to a player on the women's World Cup team last month, said on…

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Spain’s 16-year-old Yamal becomes country’s youngest player and scorer

TBILISI, Georgia, (Reuters) - Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal became Spain's youngest international and goalscorer aged 16 years and 57 days as he made his debut away to Georgia in their…

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Spain confident EU will agree new fiscal rules by year-end

BRUSSELS, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Spain, which holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, is confident that the 27-nation bloc will reach a deal on new fiscal and debt…

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Spain proposes amendments to EU power market overhaul

By Julia Payne BRUSSELS, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Spain, which holds the presidency of the European Union until December, has proposed several amendments to help pass a key piece of…

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Rain in Spain leaves two dead, two missing, people stuck on roofs

MADRID, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Two people died and two were missing as torrential rains caused heavy flooding in central Spain on Sunday and early on Monday, shutting roads, subway…

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UPDATED: Torrential rain sweeps across Spain

MADRID, Sept 4 (Reuters) - A few subway lines in Madrid and high-speed train connections with southern cities were closed on Monday morning and two men were missing after torrential…

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Spanish soccer’s ‘Me Too’ moment was a decade in the making

By Fernando Kallas and Charlie Devereux World Cup kiss scandal has unleashed long-simmering complaints Women players say sexism rife in Spanish football Past dressing room rebellions ended some players' careers…

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Rubiales kiss ‘spoiled’ Spain’s celebrations, says FIFA’s Infantino

Sept 1 (Reuters) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino said Luis Rubiales "spoiled" the Spanish team's celebrations at the Women's World Cup by kissing player Jenni Hermoso on the lips. The…

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Photo Story: Full Blue Moon in Spain

A full Blue Moon rises over El Pilar Basilica in Zaragoza, Spain, on Wednesday night. The super full moon is named this way because it is at its closest to…

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Spanish inflation rises to 2.6% in August on higher fuel prices

By Jakub Olesiuk Aug 30 (Reuters) - Spanish inflation rose to 2.6% year-on-year in August, boosted by higher fuel prices, preliminary data from the National Statistics Institute (INE) showed on…

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Spain’s acting PM rejects conservative leader’s request to back 2-year government

MADRID, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Spain's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has rejected a proposal made by conservatives' leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo to support his People's Party for a two-year…

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Spanish labour minister denounces ‘systemic chauvinism’ after football chief kiss

Spain's Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz said on Monday male chauvinism was "systemic" in the country and had been shown in its worst form when national soccer chief Luis Rubiales grabbed…

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P&O Cruise passengers injured after ‘weather-related’ incident in Mallorca

A small number of people were injured on Sunday during a "weather-related incident" involving P&O Cruises Britannia ship moored in the Spanish island of Mallorca, a spokesperson for the company said.…

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FIFA suspends Rubiales after Spanish federation threatened Hermoso

FIFA have provisionally suspended Spanish football federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales for 90 days pending an investigation into his actions at last week's Women's World Cup final. Rubiales is refusing to…

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Spain down England to win Women’s World Cup for first time

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Captain Olga Carmona scored the winner in the first half as Spain won the Women's World Cup for the first time by beating England 1-0 in front…

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Spain asks EU for inclusion of three toungues to its list of official languages

FT reports that Brussels would need to translate hundreds of thousands of pages of EU law into Basque, Galician and Catalan under a Spanish proposal that will add to the…

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Spain’s acting PM Sanchez says he will seek investiture vote

Spain's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday he intended to seek the support of the lower house to form a new government after an inconclusive election on July 23. "I…

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Wildfire in Tenerife national park prompts village evacuations

Spanish authorities on Wednesday ordered the evacuation of four villages on the Canary island of Tenerife after a wildfire broke out in the nature park surrounding the Mount Teide volcano.The…

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Spain’s PP sees path to power after hard-right Vox dials down demands

By Charlie Devereux MADRID, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Spain's conservative People's Party said on Monday it believed it could break a political deadlock and form a government after the hard-right…

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Spanish PM’s Moroccan holiday amid election impasse criticised

By David Latona MADRID (Reuters) - An unannounced family holiday to Morocco by Spain's acting prime minister has sparked criticism by both right-wing rivals and left-wing allies at the…

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Photo Story: Three most-wanted Hungarian fugitives arrested in coastal city of eastern Spain

A handout photo made available by the Spanish Civil Guard on 02 August 2023 shows Civil Guard officers arresting two of three Hungarian fugitives in the coastal city of Calpe,…

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Spain political stalemate drags on

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spain's Socialists have emerged with one seat fewer after counts of votes from abroad in last week's election, making it harder for them to be able to…

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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Zaragoza, Spain

Visitors attend the inauguration of the installation 'Leadership' by Cuban artist Roberto Fabelo, in Zaragoza, northern Spain. 'Leadership' is composed of 21 large rhinoceros’ sculptures, of which one of…

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Italy PM Meloni says right made strong gains in Spain

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday the poor showing by her Spanish far-right ally Vox was expected in Sunday's general elections, but noted that conservatives overall made strong…

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Catalan separatist party sees election results as an opportunity to achieve independence

Catalan separatist party Junts will seek to use the "window of opportunity" created by Spain's national election to achieve Catalan independence, its General Secretary Jordi Turull said on Monday. A…

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Spanish banks, utilities clobbered as election rattles investors

Spanish blue-chip shares dropped Monday after a snap general election at the weekend yielded no clear winner, with investors punishing banks and utilities in particular. Spain faced political gridlock on…

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Spain’s election yields no clear winner, coalition negotiations loom

No clear winner emerged in a nailbiting finish to Spain's election on Sunday as the right failed to fulfill predictions of a victory big enough to push Prime Minister Pedro…

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Spain heads to close-run polls marked by spectre of far-right

MADRID, July 23 (Reuters) - Spain heads to the polls on Sunday in a potentially close-run general election marked by ideological differences, the spectre of the far-right and irritation at…

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